Proposed Changes to 'Schools of Hope' Facility Access
January 6, 2026
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Where This Stands
Currently Died in Education Administration Subcommittee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
6 actions- Jan 13, 2026HouseIntroduced1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
- Jan 12, 2026HouseNow in Education Administration Subcommittee
- Jan 12, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Education & Employment Committee
- Jan 12, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
- Jan 12, 2026HouseCommitteeReferred to Education Administration Subcommittee
- Jan 6, 2026HouseIntroducedFiled
Version history
Only one version on file - nothing to compare yet. As later stages (committee substitute, engrossed, enrolled) are captured, the redline appears here.
View official text →The Frame
If enacted, this legislation would change how public school districts manage their surplus property and how capital funding is distributed between traditional public schools and 'Schools of Hope' charter operators.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
School Districts
Districts would no longer be required to provide surplus facilities to 'Schools of Hope' or include their students in capital outlay funding counts.
Hope Operators
Operators would lose the legal right to access surplus district facilities at no cost and would no longer be included in district capital outlay membership counts.
Current stage: Died in Education Administration Subcommittee.
Floor Vote.
Summary
Key Facts
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Why It Matters
If enacted, this legislation would change how public school districts manage their surplus property and how capital funding is distributed between traditional public schools and 'Schools of Hope' charter operators.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a 'School of Hope'?
Does this bill change how school grades are calculated?
News Coverage
Lobbying Activity
AARP
2026
“P.L. 119-21, One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 8867, Planning for Long-term Aging Needs (PLAN) Act H.R. 5861, Legacy Act of 2025 H.R. 9393, the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act. H.R. 9396, the Prior Authorization Accountability Act. S. 4916, the Aging with Artificial Intelligence Act. H.R. 8100, Safe Staffing Saves Lives Act. S. 3886, Nurses Belong in Nursing Homes Act. H.R. 6766/S. 3492, the Essential Caregivers Act of 2025. H.R. 7966/S. 4118, Hospice Care Accountability, Reform, and Enforcement (Hospice CARE) Act. S. 2120, the Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R. 5575, the Firefighters Assisting Seniors to Emergency Response (FASTER) Act of 2025. H.R. 3954/S. 4641, Improving Access to Medicare Coverage Act. H.R.5554/S.2831, Stand Strong for Medicare Act. S. 3439/H.R. 6735, Connecting Caregivers to Medicare Act and efforts related to the bill S. 1227/H.R. 2491, Alleviating Barriers for Caregivers Act S. 668/H.R. 3183, Supporting Access to Falls Education and Prevention and Strengthening Training Efforts and Promoting Safety Initiatives (SAFE STEPS) for Veterans Act of 2025 CMS-1851-P, Hospice Proposed rule. CMS-1843-P, Skilled Nursing Facility Proposed rule. CMS-1844-P, Home Health Proposed rule. No bill number. Health care transparency. No bill number. Discussed use of artificial intelligence and health data technology. No bill number. Discussed health-related policies and activities around the fall respiratory virus season. No bill number. Discussed health insurance affordability proposals. No bill number. Discussed Nursing Home staffing standards, safety, and quality. No bill number. Discussed Nursing home transparency and ownership requirements. No bill number. Discussed home health, hospice, and long-term care. No bill number. Discussed falls prevention. No bill number. Discussed social isolation. No bill number. Discussed HUD Assisted Living Requirements No bill number. Discussed family caregiving. No bill number. Discussed AARP paper on Medicare Caregiver Training Services. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid community engagement interim final rule, including the family caregiver exemption. No bill number. Discussed the paid direct care workforce in long-term care. No bill number. Discussed the unaffordability of long-term care. No bill number. Discussed Money Follows the Person Rebalancing Demonstration Program and Medicaid HCBS spousal impoverishment protections. No bill number. Discussed Medicaid fraud and family caregivers, Medicaid self-direction programs. No bill number. Discussed sandwich generation family caregiver hearing and submitted a statement for the record discussing family caregivers and sandwich generation caregivers, programs that support them, AARP caregiving resources, and federal policies to support sandwich generation caregivers and caregivers more broadly. No bill number. Discussed long-term care. No bill number. CMS-2453-NC; Medicaid Program; 2028 Medicaid Home and Community-Based Services Quality Measure Set Submitted comments No bill number. Discussed expanding access to home care. No bill number. Discussed the increasing cost of home care No bill number. Discussed HSA use for telehealth chronic care management services/subscriptions. No bill number. Discussed artificial intelligence and technology”
MURDOCH WALRATH & HOLMES (aka COMMUNITY COLLEGE ADVOCATES)
on behalf of SCHOOL FACILITY MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION
NORTHWESTERN UNIV
KEYSIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC
MICHAEL ALEXANDER
on behalf of CAMELOT EDUCATION
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Reduction of Charter Access to Public Facilities
The bill represents a clear policy reversal by removing statutory requirements that previously prioritized charter school access to underused public school district property.
Connected Entities
Sources
openstates.org
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance65How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy75Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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